The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-04
ESTABLISHED 1850.
/ J. II. EsTILL, Editor and Proprietor.
ST. LOUIS AT THEIR FEET.
CHILDREN AND FINANCIERS CHEER
THE CLEVELANDS.


Cleveland Accorded a Reception by
Society Ladies While the Merchants
Exchange Entertains the President
A Public Reception.
President has been the guest of Mayor
Francis. but to-day and tomorrow he be-
longs TO the people. Fairer weather could
not be asked. The skies are clear and the
gentle north winds are sufficiently cold to
make light overcoats desirable. The streets,
cleaned by last nights shower, are free
from dust, and everywhere along the line
of the Presidents ride to the fair grounds
the sidewalks were crowded to their utmost
capacity The Presidents carriage, drawn
by quartette of gaily caparisoned high
stepping black horses, and followed by five
other carriages provided for his travelling
companions, and the local committee in
charge, reached Mayor Francis mansion, in
Vandeventer place, few minutes before 10
O'Clock this morning. At that hour the
President and Mrs. Cleveland appeared at
the door of the mansion and were applauded
by crowd of ladies and children that had
gathered in the park in front of the resi-
dence. There was a noticeable absence of
men, and the dresses of the people indicated
a preponderence of the better classes.
OFF FOR THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Mai. C. G. Rainwater entered the car
riaee with the President and his wife and
in a few minutes they were moving briskly
toward the fair grounds, escorted by
squad of mounted police and the citizens
committee in carriages. Hundred of vehi-
cles crowded with people awaited on Grand
avenue at the entrance of Vandeventer
,oIo ba
strung out along the avenue for more than
a mile. There was no noise whatever along
the route except the clatter of the horses
hoofs on the road and the tramp of thou
sands of feet upon the beaten walks. No
mishap or incident occurred to mar the
pleasant morning drive and at 10:45 o'clock
the party arrived at the gate of
the fair grounds. The drive to the grounds
was made at trot. 1t was children's day
and the youngsters We're out in great force.
They. with their mothers, nurses and
friends, packed the seats of the amphi-
theatre and surrounding promenade to the
number of 60, 900. The brass band in the
pagoda in the centre attempted to make
itself heard, but the shril voiced congrega-
tion made everything but the bass drum
inaudible.
DID NOT ALIGHT.
The visitors did not aight After driv-
ing around the amphitheatre track, halt
was made, and Mrs. Cleveland was pre-
sented by the lady superintendent of the
kindergarten schools with handsome bas-
ket of flowers. The children, led by the
band, sang "Hail Columbia, and the cor
tege, after drive through the fair grounds,
made its way back to the city, where, they
went directly. to the Merchants
Exchange. Mrs. Cleveland did
not accompany the President to
the exchange, but was left en- route at the
residence of the Mayor, whence she went to
that of Mrs, Scanlan, one of socety's
leaders, where the ladies of st. Louis had
an opportunity to pay their respects.
ENTERTAINING MRS. CLEVELAND.
The reception to Mrs Cleveland this noon.
given by Mrs. Mary Scanlan, was attended
by about 80 guests, including the most
fashionable and beautiful women of st.
Louis. Mrs. Cleveland arrived at the
house shortly after noon and was
met at the carriage door by
band of children, little girls of the
Sisters school across the way. The beauti-
full lawn was dotted with their little forms
and they drew around the mistress of the
White House, as three of their number
presented a ship of crimson roses. Leaving
this scene Mrs. Cleveland was escorted
parlor of the Scanlan mansion
perhaps the most magnificently and taste
fully furnished private house in the West
The ladies were presented to Mrs. Cleveland
by Mrs. Scanan, and she pressed their
hands and had some pleasant word for each
as they passed.
DINING IN STATE.
After meeting all she was escorted to the
state dining room, and seated at a table
with the hostess and four favored guests
The table was handsomely decorated with
,,,1f f,.,,sH ,I,1,, of koI1
at the side of the room other guests were
seated. When luncheon was finished the
Catholic Sisters, teachers of the school of
the nelghborboOd, were presented to Mrs
Cleveland she remaining seated at the
table. On arising she was escorted imme-
diately to her carriage, which was almost
buried in flowers the gifts of school chill
dren, and was driven TO the Linden Hotel
Onarriving at the Merchants Exchange, the
President was taken to the directors room,
where a large number of representative
citizens from the interior of the State were
introduced to him by counties, When this
ceremony was over the President was
escorted to the main hall of the exchange.
The immense room. which is 225 feet long
and $50 wide, was jammed to its utmost
capacity with people, and the President had
difficulty in getting from the reception room
to the platform. On the first appearance of
entire multitude, and as he ascended the
platform the enthusiasm was intense.
CLEvELAND's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Frank Gainnie, President of the Mer-
chants Exchange, introduced Mayor Francis
and declared this the most auspicous day
for st. Louis within her history. Mayor
Francis then welcomed the President to the
city and State, and after another explosion
of cheers the President responded as fol-
lows:
IL am expected to make an extended speech
on this occasion, | am afraid that ] shall dtsap-
point YOU, and this | should he sorry to do,
after having succeeded at last, through much
tr1buation, in standing face to face with my st.
Louis friends The tribulaiion of which speak
has arisen from the extreme kindness of Il
vast number of American people, and the
cordial invitations they have rendered me to
stop and see them on the way to you. Your
city was the objective point of my travel IN this
direction, but IL has sometimes seemed 10 me
that every town between Washington and here
has been represented as being directly on my
route, and IL has been hard TO convince their
kind and enthusiastic citizens that II would
not be entirely easy within the time at
my disposal to pay them visit. My own-lncli-
nation leading me in the direction of their de
slres. 1t has been difficult mattor TO resist their
opportunities, but | have made up my mind
that the people of St Louis are TO blame Tor the
entire perplexity and disappointment which TINS
matter has caused, for 1t was through them
that was induced TO leave home at ALL